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Read the passage given below : It’s Beginning to Bite In these trying times, when buying ordinary foodstuff can burn a hole in our pockets, comes the news that can actually help us save some hard cash when we go to shop the next time. According to a Stanford University study, a first of its kind in the world, there is no evidence to suggest that there are more nutritional benefits from expensive organic food than those grown by conventional methods. The researchers add that there is no difference in protein and fat content between organic and conventional milk and the vitamin count is similar in both types. The only benefit is that organic foods are not contaminated with pesticides but then, before you chew on that plate of organic okra with roti made from organic wheat, they are not 100% pesticide free either. In India, organic food has been growing at 20-22% and the export market is valued at Rs. 1,000 crore. Obviously, the study is not good news for that sector and for people who are big on organic food. In India, eating organic food is more of a style statement than due to health worries because the stuff is expensive. But people who can, do indulge in not only organic vegetables but even organic eggs laid by ‘happy hens’, who are allowed to roam around freely whereas ‘unhappy hens’ are kept in coops. Then there are companies that have installed music channels in their cowsheds and the milk from those sheds is sold at a marked-up price since it has more nutritional value because the animals are happy thanks to listening 24 × 7 music. We don’t know yet of any farmer using music to improve his crop quality, but then you never know that plants are known to respond to music. Why such pickiness about food ? These days, the huge number of TV shows and articles that we see and read on food provide bread and butter for the specialists. But instead of decoding food, its sources and what has gone into growing it, isn’t it much better to enjoy what’s on the plate ?On the basis of your reading of the above passage answer the following questions briefly : (a) According to a Stanford University study, organic food in relation to conventional food is ........ . (b) The study will not be welcomed by ............. . (c) We can save some hard cash by ............... . (d) Music channels are installed in the cowsheds because the ............... .(e) In the second paragraph, the author’s attitude towards the people who eat food sourced from ‘happy’ animals is that he ............... . (f) One benefit of organic food is that ............. . (g) The word ‘contaminated’ means ............. . (h) The word ‘Gratify’ means ............. . |
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Answer» (a) equally nutritious. (b) exporters of organic food. (c) not buying organic food. (d) milk is sold at a higher price as it is believed that it has more nutritional value. (e) is laughing at them. (f) it is less contaminated with pesticides. (g) adulterated. (h) indulge |
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